At times I’ve felt she has the best part of any woman in any role ever on TV.

Hers is the best of many fantastic characters on the latest Battlestar Galactica.

Shame the series will end after a 4th season. And I understand Starbuck has a reduced role in the 3rd season.

Captain Kara “Starbuck” Thrace is not like many women on television, period. She is a hot-headed fighter pilot who is protecting a convoy of spaceships filled with travelers looking for Earth after their home world is attacked by a group of robots known as Cylons.

A top gun who drinks heavily and smokes cigars, Starbuck has a reputation for being tough. She punched a superior officer in the face during a heated card game, landing herself in the brig. She shot down a whopping five enemy ships during a battle to save some comrades. She tortured a captured Cylon during an interrogation.

A married woman, she is struggling to end a love affair with a married man, Lee “Apollo” Adama .

“When I first got the role, I was a little intimidated,” said Sackhoff. “Up to that point, I had always played pretty stereotypical blond roles. This was definitely a stretch for me. I wear high heels and dresses. I am a total girly girl. Now people avoid me at the gym.”

On TV, she’s gone where few women have before – The Boston Globe

Katee Sackhoff – Wikipedia